Land of Lincoln Honor Flight 'welcome home' party June 19 in
Springfield
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[June 12, 2012]
SPRINGFIELD -- Donations and efforts of
many individuals, organizations and businesses have allowed Land of
Lincoln Honor Flight to take 25 more World War II veterans and 65
more Korean veterans to Washington, D.C., on June 19 to see the
World War II Memorial, Korean Memorial, Arlington Cemetery, National
Air and Space Museum, and other memorials. In addition, 72 guardians
who are responsible for the veterans' comfort and safety will be on
the 16th Land of Lincoln Honor Flight. It is the third flight for
2012.
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The public is invited to a "welcome home" ceremony for these WWII
and Korean era veterans when the plane arrives back at the Abraham
Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, at 9:30 p.m. on June 19. Wear
red, white and blue to show your appreciation.
Veterans on this flight come from the Illinois towns of Alton,
Arenzville, Auburn, Bloomington, Canton, Chatham, Decatur, Elkhart,
Emden, Forsyth, Greenview, Jacksonville, Lincoln, Litchfield,
McLean, Morton, Mount Morris, Nokomis, Pawnee, Pekin, Peoria,
Petersburg, Raymond, Roanoke, Roseville, Secor, Springfield,
Streator, Virden, Waterloo, Witt and one veteran from Midland,
Texas.
For future flights, applications from
veterans are still being accepted as follows, but WWII veterans will
be served first:
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Veterans who
enlisted by Dec. 31, 1946 (WWII -- 85 currently on the list)
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Veterans who
served Jan. 1, 1947, through Dec. 31, 1957 (Korean era -- 325
currently on the list
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Veterans who served Jan. 1, 1958,
through May 7, 1975 (40 currently on the list)
Flights are also scheduled for Sept. 4 (full) and Oct. 16, which
will contain any remaining WWII veterans with applications in by
July 15. Empty seats will be filled with Korean era veterans on the
waiting list.
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The Land of Lincoln Honor Flight board welcomes the chance to
speak to organizations, businesses, churches, conventions or other
groups about their mission, future flights, guardian duties,
fundraising and donations.
For more information about this flight, how individuals and
groups can help the mission, how to obtain applications, how to
become a member, and to learn more about Land of Lincoln Honor
Flight, go to
www.landoflincolnhonorflight.org or contact Ray Wiedle: home,
314 427 2317; cell, 217-622-1473; email,
arwiedle@sbcglobal.net.
[Text from file received from
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight]
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